Shoe-counter protector.



H. I. ELSON. SHOE COUNTER PROTECTOR. APPLIUATION FILED Dno.21

Patented July 4, 1911.

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I f. ,Be it known, that I ,PHERMANfIu Ensor?,

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la citizen vof the :United States-, residing.' at Jeffersonville, in the, county of Clark.. and

- lState of Indiana, haveinventedv certain new:-

and useful Improvements` in ShoeCounter.- Protectors, `of which the following isv aspect.

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f This invention Arelates lto.,.shoe' s and .more particularly to a stiifener E or 'support fr'. thecountersthereof. i

The' objeettof che .invention is'. to p'ov'd'el a comparatively simple and inexpensive.' deff.

vice.;4 of the characterdes'cribed, capable of.

being positioned on either 'the-right orleft"` sidevof a shoe, and'which servesto'reinforc'e:

and strengthen 'the 'counter and y'revent turning of ,or uneven wearl 'onthe hee of erallyfto improve? thisclass of l'denfices` so. asr

' to increase 'their' utility, eHi-f.

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I tionV and the means for.efectingthdlresulhf .ij reference is .tobe had'itQ-the'flicwingj le-I scription and" accompanying? drawings,

which@ Y awayfto more -clearly'illustratethe' inven#l tion, A a portion ofthe shoe being'brokenl r tion; Fig. `2 is v aside View ofthe supportingplate `and its associated parts; Fig. 3 isalvertical sectional view of Fig. 12",* Fig. ,4c is al vtop. plan View partly section. Fig. 5 is 'a perspective view partlyin section illustrating a modified forlnof'thev invention.

Corresponding and likeparts are referred 4toinV ythe following description and indicated iny all the views of the'drawings by thel samel reference characters..

The improved counter supportforming the subject matter ofthe present invention may be used in .connection With-different.

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'to :conform to the shape of the counter B.'

ally at vsubstantially right angles to the body of saidI plate to form van attaching The -lower.edge of theplate 5 is .bent later-y iange 'liaving-a series-of openings 7 formed i thereinforthelreception vof screws on similar fasteningidevices 8, by means of which the supportpr stiifener may be secured in posi'- bears against the. leather constituting the upper .edge -of'the metal constituting the plate'. 53 fromfcutting or'marring said counter.; .The upper edge of the'plate 5 is pref#` erably,` formed with :a plurality of spaced incisions 11 defining intermediate spring d tionon the.. i nner soleE. Bearing against'` 5th'us toform a yieldablefiange' 10 whichl .counter B and vto assist inpreventing the tongues;12 thefuppergends of the tongues- .12 and 4theadja'cent portionsfof the plate 5 tnper'mitlthe. passage offa cord ori thread driven through" the plate 5 and into the connterB to assist in retaining the supporter being pierced .by a-V plurality of openings 13.

1 4,.the.latter serving toretajin-the pad-.9 in ppsitionpn the plate 5. If desired, .brads 1 `.orsimilar fasteningdevices 15 may be 'or stiffener in position on a shoe; The" sprin tongues 12 allow the upper edge of 'the lp ate 5 to yield slightly when subjected V'to the weight of the foot-in the act of walkthe skin.

A curved filling Strip 16 is positioned on thefuppersurface of the inner sole E, said filling strip beingv preferably of theV same thicknessastheiange 6 andextending from that side of the shoe opposite one end of the v'flange 6 to the other side of the shoe and in contact with the other end of said flange 6, thus to`afford4 a smooth continuous bearing ing and thus prevent galling or rubbing f l A..'s11 rface for a'removable insole, indicated at 17'. The filling strip. 16-is detachable and plurality of openings secured in position onthe upper surface of the inner sole E by screws or similar fastening devices 18.

A reinforcing plate 19, formed of metal or other suitable'material, is preferably interposed between the inner sole E and the f he other side thereof and vice versa, so as to permit the device to be used either as a right or left hand supporter. It will of course be understood that whenthe position, of the plate or supporter 5` is changed, that is to say, moved from one side of the shoe o the other, the filling strip 16 will also be hanged so that a smooth bearing surface is y/ provided for the detachable insole regardless Vwithin the shoe.

' metallic reinforcing 4,plate 5is riveted to the pad 1.0',

of fthe 'position of the plate lor supporter In Fig.' 5 of the drawing, there is illustratedj a modified form of the invention in whichV the upper edge of the supporting as indicated at 20, instead of being fastened thereto by stitching. In this form of the device, the attaching iiange 6l is' extended below the' late 19,while the exposed faces of both t e pad 10 and removable insole 17, are covered with soft leather k21 so as to present a yieldable surface to the foot and thus render the device comfortable to the wearer.

`It will of course be understood that the' l insole and pad\of the supportsh'own inFi lof the drawingmaybe covered with so 'tended beyond the outered and formin leather or other suitable material, if desired, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. The combination with'a shoe, of a reversible concave-convex supporting plate having its upper edge provided with spaced incisions defining spring tongues and its v lower edge bent laterally to produce an attaching flange for engagement with the inner sole of the shoe, al pad bearing against the concave face of the plate, fastening de-y vices passing lthrough the pad and tongues for s'ecuringvthe pad in position on said plate, and a reversible filling strip resting on the insole ofthe shoe and forming a continuation of the attaching flange.

b2. The combination with a shoe, of a reversible ,concavo-convex Vsupporting plate havingi'ts upper edge curved and its lower edge bent laterally to produce a flat at'- taching iiange for engagement with the in ner sole of the shoe, a flat reinforcing plate interposed between the inner and outer soles ofthe shoe and extending the entire width ofthe heel thereof, a pad bearing against the concave face of the plate and having its lower edge engaging the upper surface of the attaching iiange and its upper edge exe of the supporting plate to form a yiel able v'flange of uniform widtl1,'a reversible perforated filling strip 'resting on the insole of the shoe a continuation of the attaching iiange, 'an fastening .devices extending through the attachingiiange and perfora tions in the filling strip `and engaging the 'reinforcing plate.4

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HERMAN LIQLSIHV.` v [n s] itnesses- Y i r GEORGE C. Kerr,-v

MnLcimRr Z. STANNARD.

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' Washington, D. C. 

